Toy fighting plane



C' s' BEEBE TOY FIGHTING PLANE Filed March 26, 1928 ,h /6 lum Uil III uhm/ff ,A fg g 4lltl'v Y /5 *M 8- ymlimlmhlll ,CI-T j f [NWA/TOR 6.5. Beebe By I Patented Apr. 8, 1930 UNiTED STATES CLAUDE S. BEEBE, FY SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH '.roY FIGHTINGLANE Application mea March 26,1928, serial No. 264,680.

rIhis invention relates to a childs toy or amusement device, and has among its objects:

To provide a highly amusing and entertaining toy at low cost; I 'llo invent a device of the kind stated that will be attractive to children over a Wide range of To devise a projectile actuating toy that is variable as to range;

To construct a toy of thekind mentioned so that the moving parts Will not injure the operator.

These several objects, and others Which Will presently appear, are achieved by the means new to be set forth.

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Fig. 1 is a too plan view of my invention;

F ig. 2 is a side elevation thereof;

Fig. 3 is a. medial longitudinal section substantially on the line 3 8, on Fig. 1.

rlhe amusement device Which formsfthe subject of the present application is 1n the form of a toy fighting airplane, which throws projectiles through the fore end of the fuselage like those aircraft which have a machlne gun synchronized to fire through the propeller. lt is so constructed that the operator sits on it and by means of the feet directs the projectiles to any part of a circle around him.

The body, designated by t, may be built from a single piece or it may be fabricated from a plurality of parts of vsuitable size and shape, depending on the cheapness of manufacture. Parts 5 and 6 are azred to therear end; the former provides a seat for the operator, the latter acts as a shoe on Which the tail slides when the device is being turned, and both together simulate the elevators and tail structure of an airplane.

Member 7 serves as the pivot on which the toy turns, and gives to the fore end the elevation necessary to provide the gradient to make the gravity feed of the projectiles effective. Both of kmembers 6 and 7 may be provided with well known types of sliding casters if desired, though this is a refinement that does not enter into the essence of my invention.

A magazine 8 for projectiles 9 is formed in the upper anterior part of the device, whence the said projectiles pass through opening 10 into passage 11, wherein plungerV l2 slides; The said plunger carries a crosspin 13 which serves as an anchorage for one end ofeach of the contractile resilient members le that furnish the propulsive energy, and also as areadily graspable means toretr'actvplunger 12. rEhe vposterior end of said plunger carries a block 15 that serves as a stop; a shock abserbing pad 16 is placed in front of said stop. It is to be noted that the stop 15 is spaced from therear Wall 17 of magazine 8 to prevent injury to the linger of the operator if he neglects to keep his hand away from the possibility of harm thereby. The dotted lines in Fig. 8 yshovvthe position ofthe plunger and the parts associated therewith when said plunger is retracted to permit ai projectile "to drop from magazine 8 into operative positionV in front of plunger 12.

Slots 18. in Which-the pin 13 slides serve as i guides to preventl upward displacement of the plunger When the device is beingoperated rapidly. Y

The members 14 in the present embodiment arerubber bandsfastened at one Iend to the pin and at the' other to' thepegs 19, but

lobviouslyany suitable means lmay be utilized to impartpropulsive energy to plunger 12.

VThe pin 13 is. preferably left free to be removed fromstcp 15 to permit the disassembly of the mechanism When the child Wishes to play that his machine gun has jammed and must be put inwerking order again; by slipping members 14 'off pinlandremoving said pin from Vblock 15 the plunger 12 may be removed from passage 11.

' rllhe Inode of operation is as follows:

The` operator sits on member 5 ;`the magazine having been filled with projectiles, Which may be ordinary marblesfthe,plunger 12 is retractedv by pulling on or striking pin 13, and a projectile falls down in front of the said plunger; Vreleasing the plunger permits members 14 toy act thereon and the rprojectile will be ejected With force'. rthis may be repeated Vas rapidly as possibleuntil' the magazine is empty.

By pressing on one foot or the other the operator may direct the projectiles to any desired spot; it has been found that tenpins suA used as targetsk afford a great deal of amusement. The turning of the device may be made easier if a sliding caster like those used on the legs of pieces of furniture is fixed to the central portion of the lower side of member 7 and one of said casters is-xed near each lateral extremity of the lower side of member 6, to reduce friction. It is to be understood that members to simulate the usual wings may also be added if desired.

I claim:

l. In combination, a member simulating the fuselage of an airplane, a guide passage for projectiles therein, the said passage openingV at the anterior part thereof, means to propel projectiles through the said passage and an operators seat simulating the elevator planes of an airplane.

2. In combination, a member simulating the fuselage of an airplane, a guide passage for projectiles in said member, a magazine for projectiles in communicationV with saidV passage, a plunger in said passage, and means to actuate said' plunger. Y A

3. In combination, a member simulating the fuselage of an airplane, a guide passage for projectiles in said member, a gravity feed magazine in communication with said passage, a plunger in said passage, and re-` silient means to actuate said plunger.

4. In combination, a member simulating the fuselage of an airplane, a passage for projectiles in said member, a magazine for projectiles disposed to transfer projectiles to said passage, a plunger in said passage, a sto on one end of said plunger, a shock absorbing means on said plunger positioned against said stop, and means to actuate said plunger.

5. In combination, a body member constructed to simulate the fuselage of an airplane, a transverse member at the posterior end thereofadapted to form a seat for an operator, a bore in said body member, automatic means to introduce projectiles into said bore, and means to expel projectiles from said bore.

6. In combination, a body` member, a bore therein, a gravity feed magazine in commu` nication with said bore, a plunger slidable in said bore, a stop on said plunger, a shock absorbing member on said plunger adjacent said stop, `manually graspable means extending laterally from said stop through slots in said body member, contractile resilient means attached to said laterally extending means and also to means adjacent the anterior end of said body member, and members adapted to impart to the ensemble the simulation of an airplane.

In witness whereof I affix my signature.

CLAUDE S. BEEBE. 

